All of our LLM courses offer modules in Legal Technology, allowing you to gain an insight into this emerging area of law.
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LLM Master of Laws
Our academic Master of Laws (LLMs) are aimed at law and non-law graduates who want to explore the practical application of a particular, specialist area of law. We also offer a Master of Sciences (MSc) in Legal Technology.
Please note: Our Master of Laws (LLM) programmes are not a direct route to qualification as a Barrister or Solicitor in the UK. For more information on how to qualify as a Solicitor or Barrister, see our routes to qualification section.
Master of Laws (LLM)
Although Master’s degrees are not required to get a training contract or pupillage, they are increasingly important if you want to pursue a career overseas, in academia or want to specialise in a particular area in law.
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New LLMs for October 2024:
LLM Child Law
LLM Construction Law
LLM Investment Regulation
LLM Legal Ethics
LLM Maritime Law
Corporate Governance
Our LLMs in Corporate Governance explore the impact that rules, policies and controls can have on corporations including company secretaries, directors and shareholders. You will develop understanding of areas such as formation and incorporation, shares and insolvency, the impact of the global financial crisis, international sales law and more.
What career pathways are available?
You could become a chartered governance professional or company secretary within large organisations, private companies and charitable organisations, governorships, and directorships.
Courses
LLM Company Law - On campus | Online
LLM Corporate Governance - On campus | Online
LLM Corporate Governance GradCG - On campus | Online
LLM Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability - On campus | Online
Dispute Resolution
Our LLMs in Dispute Resolution cover areas from international arbitration law in context to mediation and negotiation scenario simulation.
What career pathways are available?
You could become a domestic or international mediator or arbitrator in a range of industries such as construction, charities, regulatory bodies, shipping and more.
Courses
LLM Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution - On campus | Online
Energy and Environment
Our LLMs in Energy and Environment provide an in-depth review of the domestic and international legal frameworks that aim to both protect the environment and address the “Energy Trilemma” of Sustainability, Affordability and Security.
What career pathways are available?
You could become a policy adviser, environmental agency policy maker, sustainability executive, energy transition specialist, corporate strategist and more. You'll be able to work within conservation, NGOs, and industries such as trading and shipping or oil and gas.
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Family
Our LLMs in Family law cover issues such as divorce and dissolution, parenthood, private and public children, adoptions, cohabitation and domestic abuse.
What career pathways are available?
You could become a social worker, child custody mediator or charity adviser.
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Financial Services
Our LLMs in Financial Services cover major regulatory and transactional issues in international financial and banking law.
What career pathways are available?
You could work within banking, insurance, wealth and asset management, compliance, regulation and more.
Courses
LLM Banking and Debt Finance - On campus | Online
LLM Compliance and Regulation - On Campus | Online
LLM Insolvency Law - On-campus | Online
LLM Insurance Law - On campus | Online
Healthcare
Our LLMs in Healthcare cover areas such as medical negligence, refusal of treatment, requests for treatment, regulation of mental health care providers and the relationship between society and people who live with mental disabilities.
What career pathways are available?
You could specialise in medico-legal areas such as expert witnesses or clinical governance, or become a legal specialist in clinical negligence, personal injury, mental health law and Court of Protection. You can also work in bioethics governance, regulation, healthcare management, as a policy adviser or move into an enhanced healthcare professional career.
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LLM Healthcare Regulation - On-campus | Online
LLM Legal Ethic - On-campus | Online
Human Rights
Our LLMs in Human Rights cover areas such as the general principles of international human rights, the relationship between human rights law and humanitarian law, and the limitations and future of international and domestic human rights.
What career pathways are available?
You could work in judicial review, immigration practice or policy within a charity, NGO or international organisation.
Courses
LLM Immigration Law - On-campus | Online
LLM International Criminal Law - On-campus | Online
International Trade and Commerce
Our LLMs in International and Trade Commerce cover the fundamentals of contract law, the regulation of tariffs, shipping law, UNCITRAL Model Law, intellectual property rights and more.
What career pathways are available?
This course is suitable if you want to become a business owner or work as a legal specialist in industries such as construction, shipping, and maritime governance.
Courses
LLM Construction Law - On Campus | Online
LLM International Business Law - On Campus | Online
LLM International Commercial Law - On Campus | Online
LLM Maritime Law - On Campus | Online
Legal Technology
Develop an in-depth knowledge of Legal Technology and how the legal landscape is being changed by technology. This exciting specialist field is perfect for the modern lawyer because it examines how innovative technologies are changing the way the legal sector operates.
What career pathways are available?
You could become an IP policy maker, data protection and compliance manager, data protection adviser, patent manager, techno-ethicist, legal technologist, legal technology strategist or work within legal technology innovation.
Courses
LLM Data Protection and Intellectual Property - On campus | Online
Media and Journalism
Our LLM in Media and Journalism covers issues on social media, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, the right to reputation, and the application of data protection and privacy rules to online advertising.
What career pathways are available?
You could work within various legal and non-legal roles in the media industry, within journalism or even as a compliance manager.
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Get Help Funding Your Degree
We have a variety of funding options available including our newest addition - The Amal Clooney Scholarship for Human Rights Advocates.
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Funding your LLM
With a number of funding options available for our postgraduate students, you can cover the cost in a way that suits you. As an LLM student, you’re eligible for our Postgraduate Master’s Loan.
We also have a wide range of scholarships and bursaries available, awarded by need, merit or a combination of the two.
How to fund your masters
Without fear or favour: The importance of legitimacy within Policing
Tuesday 30 April 12:30 - 13:30
The Peelian Principles summarise the ideas that Sir Robert Peel developed in 1829 to define an ethical police force. The approach expressed in these principles is commonly known as Policing By Consent in the United Kingdom and other countries such as Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. However, this legitimacy is increasingly under threat through significant disclosure of institutionalised discrimination, serious criminality and corrupt behaviour. Join us to explore if this crisis is one that policing can recover from.
Elevate your career: Master Law or Business
Thursday 25 April 17:30 - 19:00
Are you considering studying one of our postgraduate master's courses? If so, this Open Evening is your opportunity to ask any questions you have about our Academic Masters in Law Programmes. You’ll hear from our tutors about studying at The University of Law, discover more about the courses offer, and learn how we can help you take your next steps to your future career.
Interested in a career in Business?
Take a look at our combined Master’s programmes:
MSc Human Resources with Employment Law
Our MSc in Human Resources with Employment Law enables professionals to specialise in the legal aspects of human resource management and employment. With modules focusing on Global Business Strategy and Strategic Human Resource Management, Employment Law, Mediation and Dispute Resolution, you’ll develop a broad comprehension of the most important concepts in people management in both a legal and global context.
Find out moreMSc Corporate Governance with Company Law
Our MSc in Corporate Governance with Company Law enables professionals to specialise in the legal aspect of business and management, focusing on the ethical and legal dilemmas surrounding business decision making. As organisations are increasingly held responsible for their business decisions, there is an ever-growing focus on ethical behaviours and corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this practically-focused Master’s programme, you will gain a broad understanding of the most important concepts in corporate governance and company law frameworks within a strategic and global context.
Find out moreSolicitor
Want to become a solicitor? Whether you’ve completed a law or non-law degree at undergraduate level, we have a range of postgraduate law courses which will prepare you for a career as a solicitor.
Find out moreBarrister
Want to become a barrister? If you’ve completed a law degree at undergraduate level, or a law conversion course, we can help you on your journey towards a career at the bar.
Find out moreConversion
Want to become a lawyer? If you have completed an undergraduate degree in a non-law field and want to study law at a postgraduate level, get a head start by completing one of our law conversion courses.
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